Today in the MHSAA: 10/29/20
October 29, 2020
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Boys Soccer Regional Semifinals and final-week regular-season volleyball matches saw ranked teams meet across the Lower Peninsula on Wednesday.
1. Boys Soccer: No. 3 (MPR) Richland Gull Lake came back from a two-goal deficit to down top-ranked Holland 3-2 in a Division 2 Regional Semifinal – Kalamazoo Gazette
2. Boys Soccer: Preston Ball scored all three goals in top-ranked (MPR) Elk Rapids’ shut out of No. 13 Ogemaw Heights to advance in Division 3 – Up North Live
3. Volleyball: No. 5 Traverse City Christian swept No. 2 Leland in a matchup of top Division 4 teams – Traverse City Record-Eagle
4. Volleyball: Division 3 No. 5 Beaverton locked up its third Jack Pine Conference title in four seasons with sweeps of Harrison and Pinconning – Midland Daily News
5. Boys Soccer: No. 12 (MPR) St. Joseph rode a big second half to a Division 2 Regional Semifinal win over Marshall – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
6. Boys Soccer: No. 15 (MPR) Shelby advanced in Division 3 with an overtime win over Muskegon Oakridge – Local Sports Journal
7. Volleyball: Mya Hiram set Onsted’s kills record as her team went 2-1 in a home quad – Adrian Daily Telegram
8. Volleyball: Essexville Garber gave coach Kim Kokaly her 200th win with a sweep of Bridgeport – Bay City Times
9. Volleyball: Division 4 top-ranked Mendon closed the regular season with a win over Niles and loss to Edwardsburg – JoeInsider.com
10. Volleyball: Onaway earned wins over Posen and Rogers City – Cheboygan News
Also of note …
Boys Basketball: The Flint area is mourning the death of longtime coach Archie Robinson, who won more than 400 games leading Flint Hamady, Millington, Mt. Morris and Burton Atherton – WJRT
Today in the MHSAA: 1/22/20
January 22, 2020
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Tuesday was milestone day as four more of the state’s top girls basketball players went over 1,000 points for their careers, headlining an evening that also saw a number of upsets in multiple sports.
1. Girls Basketball: Ellie Droste joined Pewamo-Westphalia teammate Hannah Spitzley in going over 1,000 career points this season, reaching the milestone in a big win over Bath – Lansing State Journal
2. Girls Basketball: AJ Ediger went over 1,000 career points with 21 in Hamilton’s 41-29 win over Zeeland West – Holland Sentinel
3. Girls Basketball: Joanna Larsen went over 1,000 career points with 19 in Centreville’s 66-26 win over Mendon – Sturgis Journal
4. Girls Basketball: Gabi Saxman scored 29 points in Schoolcraft’s 57-30 win over Constantine to go over 1,000 for her career – JoeInsider.com
5. Boys Basketball: Thomas Kurowski tied a school record with 43 points, including four big ones over the final seconds, to lead Sturgis past Battle Creek Central 62-58 – Sturgis Journal
6. Boys Swimming & Diving: Pinckney – an honorable mention in Lower Peninsula Division 3 – got past LPD1 No. 10 Brighton for the first time in a long time, 96-90 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
7. Girls Basketball: Kent City dealt the first loss this season to Morley Stanwood, 75-33, thanks in part to 16 3-pointers – Muskegon Chronicle
8. Boys Basketball: Gaylord St. Mary defeated previously-unbeaten Pellston 59-54 to move up in the Ski Valley Conference – Gaylord Herald Times
9. Girls Basketball: Richland Gull Lake handed Three Rivers its first loss, 73-49 – Kalamazoo Gazette
10. Girls Basketball: Ubly moved into first place alone in the Greater Thumb Conference East with a 31-17 win over Sandusky – Huron Daily Tribune
Also of note …
Football: Recently retired pro Zach Line will take over Oxford from longtime coach Bud Rowley, who retired after this past season – State Champs Sports Network